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Archive: 26 November 2000

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Agenda

AgendaPainting Exhibition Refleksi Seni II, Warna-Warna Ekspressi, Reflection of Art II, Colors of Expression, at Darga Gallery, Komplek Sanur Raya 20-21, Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai, Denpasar, Bali, through Dec. 1.

Expert 'struggles' to understand 10 best stories

Expert 'struggles' to understand 10 best storiesBy Lie Hua JAKARTA (JP): Understanding a short story is a daunting job for many people, including literary experts.Apsanti Djokosujatno of the School of Letters at the University of Indonesia discussed on Nov.

If I want something, I have to get it

If I want something, I have to get itAt the age of 17 Zoraya Perucha won a gold medal in the 1974 Asian swimming championships. Instead of pursuing a career as an athlete, she went to the United States to study business management and acting.

'Career Vision' focuses on putting job seekers to work

'Career Vision' focuses on putting job seekers to work Career VisionTuesday, 7:30 p.m.Host: Charles Bonar SiraitANteve JAKARTA (JP): Local job seekers now have an alternative to poring over the classifieds in newspapers and sites available on the Internet.

Taipei backs China's Olympic bid, but has to consider co-hosting

Taipei backs China's Olympic bid, but has to consider co-hosting TAIPEI (Agencies): Chinese Taipei gave its support Saturday to China's bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, but said it is too early to discuss Beijing's invitation to Taipei to co-host the global sporting events.

Home Movies

Home Movies JAKARTA (JP): Many films glorify war and tell stories of how heroes are born on the battlefield. In essence, their message seems to be that one side is above the other and thus entitled to kill its adversaries.

Another blast rocks Medan, injuring two

Another blast rocks Medan, injuring two MEDAN, North Sumatra (JP): A blast occurred at a house belonging to the chairman of North Sumatra chapter of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) on Jl. Pattimura on Saturday, injuring two people and destroying a bathroom.

Salatiga's alternative clinic offers friendly service

Salatiga's alternative clinic offers friendly serviceBy Mohammad Yazid SALATIGA, Central Java (JP): To get friendly hospital treatment is every patient's dream. Unfortunately, what they get is not always what they want.

Legal hurdles facing VoIP in RI

Legal hurdles facing VoIP in RI JAKARTA (JP): Adrie Taniwidjaya is a businessman who graduated from the Bandung Institute of Technology. He made Global Net, a Calling Card company providing inexpensive overseas calls.

Ramadhan time for Jakarta

Ramadhan time for JakartaSunday Imsak 3:55 a.m.

Internet Time: When lunchtime is @250

Internet Time: When lunchtime is @250By Lim Tri Santosa BANDUNG (JP): If you communicate with people in other parts of the world, you often need to know what time it is in their country. You can calculate the time difference in your head, but this is tedious, especially if the people you deal with...

China assures ASEAN WTO membership not a threat

China assures ASEAN WTO membership not a threat SINGAPORE (AP): Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji assured his Southeast Asian counterparts Saturday that China's entry into the World Trade Organization won't threaten their economies.

Clearly tasty broths from a kitchen in Central Java

Clearly tasty broths from a kitchen in Central Java JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian broth of soto is cooked up in distinct versions around the country, from Makassar to Madura. Eaten with rice, the broth, usually with meat and vegetables, is a meal in itself. These recipes are from Central Java.

Fasting while in economic hardship

Fasting while in economic hardship JAKARTA (JP): The fasting month of Ramadhan is here again and Muslims are welcoming it with joy. Most Indonesians see the Muslim holy month as a time when social conditions and solidarity change for the better. However, in general it depends on how you see it.

TV today

TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. Morning News 8:00 Cartoon 9:00 Children's Program 10:00 Music 11:00 TV Series: Dos Mujeres 12:00 p.m. Comedy 1:00 TV Drama 2:00 News 3:00 Sports 4:00 News 4:30 Religious Teachings 5:00 Travel 5:30 TVRI News 6:00 Music 7:00 Evening News 7:30 Music 9:00 News 9:30 Music 10:30...

Africa a huge market for RI

Africa a huge market for RI My last letter to The Jakarta Post, titled Goodbye Indonesia, was published on Feb. 22, 1998. Thanks to God that two years later I am still able to write, which I think bears testimony to my sweet memory of the Post.

U2 launches retrospective album

U2 launches retrospective albumBy Hera Diani JAKARTA (JP): When a band which has succeeded in staying together for two decades and is universally regarded as one of the world's uber rock 'n' roll groups releases a new album, expectations are high.

Letcher, Hsieh win int'l junior c'ships

Letcher, Hsieh win int'l junior c'ships JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian sole survivor in the boy's singles Al Imron lost his dream of winning his first international title after bowing out to Clint Letcher of Australia 1-6, 1-6 in the 2000 Nabisco International Junior Championships final at the Senayan...

A stroll in leisurely Malang, with history on every corner

A stroll in leisurely Malang, with history on every cornerBy Simon Marcus Gower MALANG, East Java (JP): Entering Malang from north of the city one is greeted by a familiar smell. It is a common smell in the country, yet to have it hanging in the air over a whole area of a city is unusual.

Sukun grabs overall title

Sukun grabs overall title SEMARANG (JP): The Sukun table tennis club of Kudus, Central Java, grabbed four of nine individual titles to claim the overall championship at the sixth Gotong Royong Cup Open Table Tennis National Tournament at the Youth Building in Ambarawa, some 30 kilometers south of...

The War

The WarBy Sori Siregar My car came to a halt and the driver, Apin, turned off the engine. I got out and walked carefully along the muddy alley so that I would not slip.Three boys were chasing each other toward my direction. Water splashed my pants when the boys run past me.

Hughes offers chic outfits for big women

Hughes offers chic outfits for big womenBy Sri Ramadani JAKARTA (JP): Big is beautiful, said popular TV presenter Dewi Hughes when opening her unique fashion boutique, Big Hughes, in Jakarta last week.Born Desak Made Hughesia Dewi in Tabanan, Bali, to Dewa Made Sumertha and Putu Hermawati, she is...

TV program 'Alternatif' presents long-distance healing

TV program 'Alternatif' presents long-distance healing JAKARTA (JP): Repeating Allahu Akbar (God is Great) over and over, HMA Bijak Bestari, a 'hypermetaphysical expert', was trying to send his energy from the ANteve studios in Jakarta to Heru, an audience member in Surabaya, East Java, who was...

Sultan wants to assure peaceful transition

Sultan wants to assure peaceful transitionBy Hartoyo Pratiknyo JAKARTA (JP): If any person alive at present can be said to be living in the shadow of his forbears, Hamnegkubuwono X, ruler of the sultanate of Yogyakarta, certainly qualifies.

Muslims prepared for the fasting month

Muslims prepared for the fasting monthBy Mehru Jaffer JAKARTA (JP): All worldly aspects of life will be temporarily renounced by many among the one billion Muslims in the world once the new moon is sighted on the first day of the Holy month of Ramadhan.

Jakarta's youth centers fail to attract young people

Jakarta's youth centers fail to attract young peopleBy Ida Indawati Khouw JAKARTA (JP): So-called youth centers can be found in many strategic places in Jakarta and often on a plots of spacious land. They mainly have sports facilities and halls for teenagers who want to develop their artistic and...

Ishadi realizes his obsession in TV

Ishadi realizes his obsession in TVBy Emmy Fitri Hastuti JAKARTA (JP): Not a new name in television industry, Ishadi Soetopo Kartosapoetro first gained his reputation as resourceful and creative bureaucrat when heading state-owned television station TVRI's branch in Yogyakarta between 1985 and 1987...

Voice over Internet Protocol: Free phone calls via the Net

Voice over Internet Protocol: Free phone calls via the NetBy Vishnu K. Mahmud JAKARTA (JP): "Hello?""Hey, Cap! What's (krrzzk) up?""Dude, this is a very bad line!!""Really? I ... trying this (krrzzk) ...

A day with a zookeeper at Ragunan

A day with a zookeeper at Ragunan Maman A.S., 48, has worked at the Ragunan Zoological Park in South Jakarta for over 17 years. Now head keeper of the zoo's nursery, a rehabilitation and temporary sanctuary, the Bogor native lives among his charges in the care center.

The Dog Is Dead So Throw It in The River:

The Dog Is Dead So Throw It in The River: Environmental Politics and Water Pollutionin Indonesia -- An East Java Case StudyBy Anton Lucas with Arief DjatiMonash Asia Institute, Australia 2000152 ppA$25 JAKARTA (JP): The book's title is catchy, taken from the last line of a popular Javanese jingle...

President Abdurrahman lashes out at Singapore

President Abdurrahman lashes out at SingaporeBy Budiman Murdiyat SINGAPORE (JP): In a speech likely to cause a new controversy and increase tension in the region, President Abdurrahman Wahid launched here on Saturday a scathing verbal attack on Singapore, saying the country had done nothing but...

Anwar Ibrahim hospitalized

Anwar Ibrahim hospitalized KUALA LUMPUR (DPA): Malaysia's sacked deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, who was jailed for 15 years on corruption and sodomy charges, was admitted to a Kuala Lumpur hospital on Saturday for severe back pain, one of his lawyers said.

Spotlight

SpotlightPhoto G: ChildrenING BARINGSQUALITY TIME: ING BARINGS employees entertain children at the Bhakti Luhur Foundation in Ciputat, South Jakarta. The company donated Rp 275 million to help educate disabled children.

School's out for the fasting month

School's out for the fasting month With the Ramadhan fasting month beginning on Monday, millions of Indonesian children are in for a long break from school. The Jakarta Post's Rita A. Widiadana, Ida Indawati Khouw, Edith Hartanto and contributor Trihafiningsih examine the pros and cons of keeping...

PDI Perjuangan opposes move to challenge Gus Dur

PDI Perjuangan opposes move to challenge Gus Dur JAKARTA (JP): While some of its members are collaborating to challenge the presidency of Abdurrahman Wahid, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), as an institution, opposes such a synergy.

Sriyanto -- Painting, Drawings and Sketches

Sriyanto -- Painting, Drawings and Sketches Jayakarta Agung Offset, 2000234 ppRp 300,000 (soft cover), Rp 400,000 (hardback) JAKARTA (JP): It is normally difficult to see your favorite artist's whole range of works in one place, unless you have the luxury of going to the artist's museum or gallery.

Advertisers distort women's image to attract consumers

Advertisers distort women's image to attract consumersBy Tri Hafiningsih JAKARTA (JP): Sensual girls flash in beer commercials for macho men. A housewife wins her mother-in-law's heart because she washes with cheap but powerful detergent.

On the record

On the recordAlbum:Painting It Red (PT Universal Music Indonesia/2000) Artist: The Beautiful South The Beautiful South made British pop history in 1994 when their greatest hits collection, Carry On Up the Charts, went straight to number one, where it stayed for six consecutive weeks.